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The Texana Collection
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Like most Texas libraries, the Cushing Memorial Library maintains a Texana collection, which
highlights the pride and unique heritage of the state of Texas. Comprised of nearly 15,000 volumes,
Cushing's Texas Collection covers all of Texas history and life and contains many maps and various
papers and photographs. It extensively covers county and community histories, as well as all aspects
of rural and agricultural development in Texas. The sets of papers exhibited here serve to illustrate the wide diversity of this collection: the papers of Mercurio Martinez, South Texas rancher and schoolteacher, and the papers of W. J. Estelle, Director of the Texas Department of Corrections. However, the collection far exceeds this limited picture. Local history historians, architecture students, genealogists, and term-paper writers are among the primary users of this collection, but anyone interested in any aspect of Texas history or culture will find something of interest in this extensive collection. |
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